Theme

AI, compute & automation

The capability of AI systems, who controls the models, chips and cloud they depend on, and how their adoption is changing work, firms and government.

Share of attention worldwide: 9.8%; Over the last 52 weeks, against 9.0% the 52 weeks before. An even share would be 11.2%.
Rank among the themes: 4 of 12; By share of attention worldwide over the last 52 weeks.
Trends: 28 of 250; See them all

Regional Attention

Where the theme AI, compute & automation draws the most attention: its trends’ shares of all the attention there, added up, and its rank among the ten themes.

By region

23.6%

15.7%

14.4%

12.8%

11.0%

10.9%

7.4%

Share of attention in each place, and its rank among the themes there: the 10 highest of 11.

By bloc

24.8%

15.7%

14.6%

13.6%

13.3%

12.9%

12.8%

12.7%

12.3%

11.9%

Share of attention in each place, and its rank among the themes there: the 10 highest of 13.

By country

85.9%

27.5%

25.2%

21.6%

16.6%

16.3%

15.4%

15.3%

14.7%

Share of attention in each place, and its rank among the themes there: the 10 highest of 49.

Share of attention over time

The share of all the attention the 250 trends draw that goes to the trends in AI, compute & automation, week by week, worldwide and in each region. Its even share, 11.2%, is the share it would have if every trend drew the same attention.

Share of attention to AI, compute & automation

A four-week rolling average, worldwide and in each region, against its even share. Select a place below to bring its line forward.

Top trends

The trends in AI, compute & automation drawing the most attention, rising or falling most, or moving most, in the place and period chosen.

All Trends

AI-written software: 5.6×; attention last 4 weeks; Index 556· +3% WoW· Shifting
AI agents: 5.5×; attention last 4 weeks; Index 552· −2% WoW· Stable
Frontier AI capability: 5.0×; attention last 4 weeks; Index 503· −3% WoW· Shifting
AI capital concentration: 4.1×; attention last 4 weeks; Index 407· +20% WoW· Turbulent
Autonomous vehicles: 2.5×attention last 4 weeksIndex 255 · 0% WoW · Turbulent
Automated AI research: 2.1×attention last 4 weeksIndex 208 · −7% WoW · Turbulent
Humanoid robots: 2.0×attention last 4 weeksIndex 200 · −4% WoW · Shifting
AI regulation & safety: 1.9×attention last 4 weeksIndex 188 · −10% WoW · Turbulent
Foundational learning deficits: 1.8×attention last 4 weeksIndex 183 · −6% WoW · Turbulent
Open-weight AI models: 1.8×attention last 4 weeksIndex 180 · +1% WoW · Shifting

The trends with the highest attention intensity for trends in the AI, compute & automation theme only over the last 4 weeks. 1× is the typical trend.

The capability domains the trends in AI, compute & automation belong to, with how many of its trends are in each.

Scenarios

The scenarios the trends in AI, compute & automation bear on most: those with the most of its trends graded High or above.

All 28 trends in AI, compute & automation

Rank	Trend	Thematic	Intensity	Index	Change, WoW	Volatility
1	AI-written software Production & Innovation	AI, compute & automation	5.6×	556	+3%	Shifting±4%
2	AI agents Critical Technology	AI, compute & automation	5.5×	552	−2%	Stable±3%
3	Frontier AI capability Critical Technology	AI, compute & automation	5.0×	503	−3%	Shifting±4%
4	AI capital concentration Financial Strength	AI, compute & automation	4.1×	407	+20%	Turbulent±16%
5	Autonomous vehicles Production & Innovation	AI, compute & automation	2.5×	255	0%	Turbulent±5%
6	Automated AI research Critical Technology	AI, compute & automation	2.1×	208	−7%	Turbulent±10%
7	Humanoid robots Critical Technology	AI, compute & automation	2.0×	200	−4%	Shifting±4%
8	AI regulation & safety Governance & Integrity	AI, compute & automation	1.9×	188	−10%	Turbulent±7%
9	Foundational learning deficits Human Capital	AI, compute & automation	1.8×	183	−6%	Turbulent±14%
10	Open-weight AI models Critical Technology	AI, compute & automation	1.8×	180	+1%	Shifting±4%
11	Workforce reskilling Human Capital	AI, compute & automation	1.8×	177	+2%	Stable±3%
12	AI data centre build-out Critical Technology	AI, compute & automation	1.7×	169	+3%	Turbulent±5%
13	Frontier AI concentration Critical Technology	AI, compute & automation	1.7×	168	+1%	Shifting±3%
14	AI chip supply Critical Technology	AI, compute & automation	1.6×	155	0%	Shifting±3%
15	Business dynamism Production & Innovation	AI, compute & automation	1.0×	104	−5%	Turbulent±6%
16	Data centre power demand Strategic Infrastructure	AI, compute & automation	1.0×	100	+3%	Shifting±5%
17	AI job displacement Human Capital	AI, compute & automation	0.96×	96	−2%	Shifting±3%
18	Enterprise AI adoption Production & Innovation	AI, compute & automation	0.96×	96	−6%	Stable±3%
19	Factory automation Production & Innovation	AI, compute & automation	0.81×	81	−6%	Stable±2%
20	Cloud concentration risk Critical Technology	AI, compute & automation	0.64×	64	−1%	Turbulent±7%
21	Military AI & autonomous weapons National Security	AI, compute & automation	0.58×	58	−7%	Stable±3%
22	Productivity slowdown Production & Innovation	AI, compute & automation	0.42×	42	−2%	Stable±3%
23	R&D intensity Production & Innovation	AI, compute & automation	0.35×	35	−5%	Shifting±4%
24	AI inference efficiency Critical Technology	AI, compute & automation	0.35×	35	−8%	Shifting±4%
25	Government AI adoption Governance & Integrity	AI, compute & automation	0.34×	34	−7%	Shifting±3%
26	Digital sovereignty Critical Technology	AI, compute & automation	0.31×	31	−3%	Stable±3%
27	Market concentration Production & Innovation	AI, compute & automation	0.28×	28	−2%	Stable±3%
28	AI for science Critical Technology	AI, compute & automation	0.19×	19	−6%	Shifting±4%